9 U.S. Airlines Are Waiving Change Fees in Advance of Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall along the east coast of the United States later this week.

Here’s what you need to know if your flight is affected by the Category 4 storm.

Hurricane Florence, now a Category 4 storm, is barreling toward the United States and is expected to make landfall somewhere along east coast near the Carolinas by Friday morning.

In preparation, more than 1 million people from South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia have been ordered to evacuate from coastal areas and Charleston’s airport will be closed entirely from late Wednesday night through at least Saturday morning. However, with drenching rain expected as far inland as the Appalachians, airlines are currently issuing flight waivers for airports from Savannah, GA, up to Washington, D.C., so that passengers can rebook their trips without incurring flight change fees (and in some cases, cancellation fees, too).

Here’s what the U.S. airlines that service airports in the southeast are doing to prepare their customers for Hurricane Florence.

Delta

Delta customers with flights booked from September 11 to 16, 2018, are entitled to reschedule their trips without incurring a fee if they’re flying to, from, or through any of these airports and can rebook for travel by September 20, 2018 (for rescheduled flights after September 20, a difference in fare may apply):

Delta also proactively capped fares from these airports from $299 for main cabin seats and up to $799 for business and first-class seats, after it was accused of price gouging after Hurricane Irma in 2017.

United

United’s travel waiver covers change fees for flights from September 10 to 16, 2018, out of these airports for travel rebooked by September 20, 2018 (for wholly rescheduled flights after September 20, a difference in fare may apply):

Greenville/Spartanburg, SC

Columbia, SC

Myrtle Beach, SC

Charleston, SC

Wilmington, NC

Fayetteville, NC

Raleigh/Durham, NC

Charlotte, NC

Greensboro, NC

Asheville, NC

Roanoke, VA

Norfolk, VA

Richmond, VA

Charlottesville, VA

Shenandoah Valley Airport, VA

Savannah, GA

American Airlines

People flying on American Airlines from September 10 to 16, 2018, can change their travel dates without incurring extra fees if they’re traveling through any of these airports and can rebook before September 20, 2018 (passengers can also choose to delay their trips after September 20, but difference in fare may apply):

Anyone flying on Southwest between September 10 and 17, 2018, will be able to rebook their flights within 14 days of their original travel dates without any additional charges from the following airports:

Baltimore/Washington (BWI)

Charleston, SC

Charlotte, NC

Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA

Raleigh/Durham, NC

Richmond, VA

Washington, DC (Washington Dulles International and Reagan National)

Also, those traveling from or to Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC, Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, and Raleigh/Durham, NC, between those same dates will also be able to change their destinations to Atlanta or Jacksonville, FL, airports for no extra charge.

JetBlue

JetBlue is waiving change flights fees for travel from September 11 to 16, 2018, to and from the following cities for travel rebooked by September 20, 2018 (customers whose flights are canceled can also opt for a full refund):

Baltimore, MD

Charleston, SC

Charlotte, NC

Raleigh/Durham, NC

Richmond, VA

Savannah, GA

Washington, DC (Washington Dulles International and Reagan National)

We have capped fares on new bookings to/from SAV, CHS, CLT, RDU, and RIC at $149 through Sunday, to assist area residents in preparation and recovery for #HurricaneFlorence. For the most up to date details on hurricane operations and fee waivers, visit: https://t.co/ZVxMfSDuAw

Like Delta, JetBlue has preemptively capped fares through select airports. Fares will not go above $149 on new bookings from the following airports through September 16, 2018.

Savannah, GA

Charleston, SC

Charlotte, NC

Raleigh/Durham, NC

Richmond, VA

Alaska Airlines

Alaska is waiving change fees for flights scheduled between September 10 to 16, 2018, to and from these airports. Passengers can reschedule for travel dates up to October 1, 2018, or they can choose to cancel their trip entirely and get a refund:

Charleston, SC

Raleigh/Durham, NC

Frontier

Travel on Frontier between September 10 to 16, 2018, will have change flight fees waived to and from these airports for travel dates rescheduled by October 1, 2018 (passengers with canceled flights can also request a refund):

Allegiant passengers flying from September 12 to 16, 2018, from or to these cities can rebook travel dates within 14 days without incurring any change fees:

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Asheville, NC

Charleston, SC

Concord, NC

Greensboro, NC

Greenville, SC

Myrtle Beach, SC

Norfolk, VA

Richmond, VA

Roanoke, VA

Savannah, GA

Spirit

Spirit is allowing passengers with flights booked from September 12 to 16, 2018, from the following airports to change their travel dates up to September 20, 2018, without an extra fee (for travel rebooked after September 20, a fare difference may apply).